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dc.contributor.authorHalse, Rolf E. S.eng
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-08T10:33:09Z
dc.date.available2014-12-08T10:33:09Z
dc.date.issued2012eng
dc.identifier.issn1403-1108
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1956/8848
dc.description.abstractInterpretive communities can read a media text in different ways. The present article examines how various interpretive communities of young adults in Norway perceive the action serial 24’s portrayal of a Muslim family. It investigates the understandings and attitudes informants express in their conversations about the Muslim ‘next door neighbour terrorist’ stereotype, and sheds light on how 24’s text can mobilize stereotypes and facilitate stereotyping among viewers. The findings reveal different patterns of reception. The ethnic Norwegian participants found gratifications in 24’s storyline, while a majority of the Norwegian Muslims found it unpleasant and offensive. An important contribution to the fear that the stereotype evoked in the ethnic Norwegians was related to the challenge and tension it created in the negotiation process of categorization. The category ‘Muslim’ triggered a powerful response, and the conversation veered off in a xenophobic direction. This is an example of how an interpretive community modified its perception of the stereotype through socially patterned readings.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherNordicomeng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/8846" target="blank">Delineating boundariesbetween 'us' and 'them': A reception study of the representation of Muslim characters in the television serial 24</a>eng
dc.subjectaudience researcheng
dc.subjectstereotypingeng
dc.subjectempirical analysiseng
dc.subjectSerial TV dramaeng
dc.subjectfocus group interviewseng
dc.subjectTV receptioneng
dc.titleNegotiating Boundaries between Us and Them: Ethnic Norwegians and Norwegian Muslims Speak out about the ‘Next Door Neighbour Terrorist’ in 24eng
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionacceptedVersion
dc.rights.holderCopyright Nordicom. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.cristin940304
dc.source.journalNordicom Review
dc.source.4033
dc.source.141
dc.source.pagenumber37-52


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